Question

A three-story building has a total floor area of 488.52 square meters. If the owner rents out the third story, which measures 192.56 square meters, how much floor area remains for the owner to rent out?

-274.15 square meters
-275.54 square meters
-295.96 square meters
-296.47 square meters

Answer 1

The answer is 295.96. Equation:488.52-192.56.

Answer 2

295.96 square meters

Explanation:

Given :

A three-story building has a total floor area = 488.52 square meters.

The owner rents out the third story whose area = 192.56 square meters

To Find :How much floor area remains for the owner to rent out?

Solution :

Since A total area of three story building floor is 488.52 square meters.

And The owner rents out the third story whose area = 192.56 square meters

Then the remaining area for the owner to rent out = Total are - area which is already rent out.

= 488.52 - 192.56

= 295.96 square meters

Hence , floor area remains for the owner to rent out= 295.96 square meters